Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-22
LOCAL BREyITIEs.

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The steamer Gov. Dana arrived from IL,
upper Sacramento yesterday with wood
Captain Sam Deal, formerly of this CITY
| took charge of the Clay-street wharf, Sar
| Francisco, last Monday
The grand larceny case of The People VS.
s. D. Smith was yesterday in the Superior
! Court continued until tomorrow.
| The report that Billy Newbert, of the
Atlas, was seriously i'll in San Francisco,
was canard. He has returned from that
city as hearty as could be desired.
The fan and parasol party given by Jones,
Fisch Il Watson at Turner Hall last even
| ing was well attended, it being the last
Tuesday evening dance of the season.
| Eighteen carloads of tea went East by
| special train from San Francisco last even
| ing. As an experimental test, the cars
were all supplied with the new Cowell
coupler.
Felix Conway employed as night clerk
at the Western Hotel, was severely injured
| on NJ street last evening" by his horse
stumbling and falling upon him. No bones
were broken, however.
The Governor yesterday appointed Chas.
Henry Phelps q Commissioner of Deeds
70. the State of New York, to reside in New
York city; and G. NJ Bates, Of Highland
Springs, Lake county, was appointed a
Notary Public.
The Board of Trustees of the State Nor
NAL Schools will meet at San Jose on Fri
day evening" when it is understood that
the deed for the Chico State Normal
School site, and perpetual water right, will
be presented, as a gift from General John
Bidwell and wife.
About o'clock last night party of
Italians got into a free fight at the Roma
Hotel. on Second street. between l and ],
and were having it very animatedly when
Captain Karcher, and officers O'Meara,
Rider, Sullivan and Carroll appeared and
arrested four of the disputants.
These arrests were made yesterday Jos.
Semeneta, by Captain Karcher and officer
O'Meara; Carolini Charley. Lucina Du
Pau, ]. Lamanali and VIM. II. Henchel,
by officers Rider, Sullivan and Carroll !;
and John Kennedy, by officer Lowell. ali
for disturbing the peace.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was 75o, being 70 warmer than
the normal for that day. The highest and
lowest was $50 and Go, with gentleto fresh
southerly winds and clear weather during
the morning and evening, and fresh north
erly winds during the middle of the day.
Weather clear.
Dr.. G. G. Tyrrell, Secretary of the State
Board of Health, received information YES
terday that eleven new cases of smallpox
have developed at Eusenada, Lower Cali
fornia, not far from the State line. The
doctor goes to San Francisco this morning
to arrange for the establishment of a QUAR-.
antine on the border.
Frank Estabrook yesterday made appli-
cation to Judge Armstrong for writ of
habeas corpus in favor of FIVE Cinnamon.
whom he claims are illegally restrained of
their liberty by Constable Davis, of Fol-
som, on commitment issued by Justice
Anderson. A writ was ordered to issue
returnable in the Superior Court at p. NJ.
to day.
Colonel Waring, the sanitary engineer,
has made report upon the subject of sew
erage in Sacramento to the City Trustees.
He submits two systems, one contemplating
deep main sewer emptying into we'll or
vault at its lower end, which would need
to be pumped out or siphoned. The other
system provides for wells or vaults in va
rious parts of the city, into which the sew
ers would empty.
Fish Commissioner Sherwood who re-
turned few days since from Sisson and
Dunsmuir, says that he secured the pro-
mise of the mill-owners that they would
not put any more sawdust into the
streams. Only one mill had been working
for some time and that had not done much
damage The blasting of rocks with giant
power was doing the most damage and
that will not be continued.
The following sums were collected at the
four contribution tables on the day of
laying the cornerstone of the new Cathe-
dral in this city: Table attended by Cap
tain Dwyer, w. J. O'Brien, Bart Lucey and
Hugh Casey, 1908 05; table of W. Seaman.
S. Dwyer, Colonel Sheehan and f. d.
Ryan, $59S 05; table of James MCGUIRE,
Chris Green and j. Trainor, 1858 90; table
of Children of Mary for societies inside
and friends outside, 1855 50. Total from
tables, s. 135 SO.
James T. Mcmahon, of Winters, in a
communication to the Woodland Maa. adj
vocates the growing of ramie in some of
the large wheat-raising counties. He says
The fact has been thoroughly demon
strated in this county that the farmer must
diversity, and the man who commences to
diversity his crops get his neck out of the
halter the quicker While all cannot raise
fruit and vegetables, yet if the really enter
prising man will look around for some SUBJ
stitute for the non-paying crop which has
ally find it,
At San Francisco on Monday the action
of j. Gillig against Albert Gallatin came I'D
for hearing in the United States Circuit
Court as plea in abatement to the action,
on the ground that the facts at issue, in
vnlving $3,91S 80, were exactly similar to
another case pending between the same
parties in the same tribunal, and its settle
ment would determine all the issues in this
case. The Court took this view of the
matter. sustained the demurrer, and gave
plaintiff leave to amend before the first
Monday in August. The action arises out
of the winding up of the affairs of the
bankrupt firm, Gillig, Mott & Co, of Sac
ramento, and involves an Alabama claim
for over $4,000, premiums paid in war
risks, in addition to the first mentioned
sum.
James Howson, aged eleven years, son of
George Howson, was returning home from
black5errying expedition to the north
side of the American river, yesterday
morning accompanied by another boy, and
was walking on the tresile work OF the
American river railroad bridge when a
train approached. His companion mo-
toned to HowSon to save himself, and
| made good his escape. Howson, however,
being little deaf, did not comprehend,
and lost a little time, and when he did see
the danger his only hope was in getting
beneath the timbers. He let himself down
and held with his hands as long as posi-
BILE, but had to let go finally, and fell to
the ground about fifteen feet, spraining an
ankle and receiving bruises and a general
shaking up. The other boy assisted him
to high ground, and he was brought into
town on an engine which shortly alter
wards CAME along.
THE programme for the Concert at the
Congregational Church on Friday evening,
promises an unusual array of talent from
Sacramento as well as from abroad.
TRY the best" the light-running Do
nestle" with self-setting attachments, be-
fore you let agents talk you into buying in
ferior Sewing Machines. Office. 9th and !. =
SUMNER SILKS, at 25 cents yard, at Z.
Lyon d Co.'s, No. 700 street.
SALE of laces to-day. Red House.
SALE of lawns to-day. Red House.
BORN.
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